Name: Canton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 To 8.00 Lower. Head calves 95.00 To 210.00. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, Offerings Heavy, Quality Average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.75/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$113.75

116 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$53.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.43

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	126.24	659	54
Medium 2	527	117.24	618	29
Medium 3	489	106.74	522	15thin
Small and Medium 3	477	85.01	405	6thin
Small 3	448	72.26	323	12thin

One grade step is worth $53.98/cwt here — about $336 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale116 hd

113.75

—

NC average8 barns · 1,074 hd

120.18

−6.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,588	92.57	1,470	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	68.72	968	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	61.92	720	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	664	49.33	327	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$588	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$410	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 lots · USDA AMS · WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	108.70/cwt	107.50–110.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	159.15/cwt	157.50–160.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.33/cwt	147.50–152.50	564	4
Steers	Small 3	—	380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Steers	Small 3	—	200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	160	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	463	57.46/cwt	50.00–65.00	266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	114.70/cwt	108.00–118.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.29/cwt	129.00–136.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	115.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	120.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	491	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	637	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	483	94.87/cwt	90.00–100.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	123.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	403	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	423	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	453	84.19/cwt	82.50–87.50	381	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	294	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	730	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	493	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	335	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	235	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	504	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	472	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	628	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	2
Steers	Small 3	—	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Steers	Small 3	—	250	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	188	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	308	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	159.31/cwt	152.00–162.50	730	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	555	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	458	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.52/cwt	145.00–154.00	782	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	386	136.35/cwt	136.00–138.00	526	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	122.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.31/cwt	141.00–147.00	894	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	1
Bulls	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	235	1
Bulls	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.66/cwt	123.00–133.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	816	2
Bulls	Small 3Full	—	550	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	426	1
Bulls	Small 3Full	—	525	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	315	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	64.07/cwt	60.00–68.00	762	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	402	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	618	47.49/cwt	47.00–48.00	293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	72.03/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,021	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	54.96/cwt	50.00–58.00	599	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	74.35/cwt	70.00–78.00	932	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	66.51/cwt	64.00–69.00	933	6
Bulls	—	—	1,035	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	92.01/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,461	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	101.25/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	827	89.29/cwt	87.00–92.00	738	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	340	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	634	101.51/cwt	99.00–109.00	644	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	672	93.50/cwt	92.50–94.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	433	123.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	534	4
Bulls	Small 3	—	418	67.40/cwt	65.00–70.00	282	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	121.21/cwt	118.00–124.00	685	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	485	109.75/cwt	107.50–112.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	668	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	648	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	553	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	506	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	538	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	128.23/cwt	125.00–131.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	559	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	355	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	346	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	574	114.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	116.07/cwt	112.00–121.00	779	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	382	81.55/cwt	75.00–85.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	575	105.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	126.52/cwt	126.00–127.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	133.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	153.60/cwt	146.00–159.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	424	138.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.20/cwt	133.00–141.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	840	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	484	120.51/cwt	118.00–124.00	583	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	515	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	626	114.51/cwt	112.50–118.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	728	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	618	99.02/cwt	97.00–101.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.37/cwt	150.00–156.00	724	4

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC

Mon Nov 7, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 220Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 85Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 21Year ago 15

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 To 8.00 Lower. Head calves 95.00 To 210.00. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, Offerings Heavy, Quality Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	80.00	80.00
3	—	453	82.50–87.50	84.19
1	—	635	80.00	80.00
1	—	355	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	130.00–136.00	133.35
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
3	—	687	108.00–118.00	114.70
8	—	475	129.00–136.00	133.29
13	—	408	118.00–125.00	120.42
4	—	379	120.00–130.00	123.68
8	—	521	127.00–135.00	132.34
1	—	1,055	111.00	111.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
1	—	880	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	50.00–65.00	57.46
1	—	390	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	110.00–120.00	115.34
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
3	—	637	100.00–110.00	105.03
17	—	470	120.00–125.00	121.80
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
2	—	518	120.00–122.50	121.23
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	90.00–100.00	94.87
2	—	403	100.00–110.00	104.97
1	—	250	117.50	117.50
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	70.00	70.00
2	—	520	105.00–110.00	107.43
5	—	574	110.00–118.00	114.81
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	70.00	70.00
1	—	730	67.50	67.50
2	—	335	70.00	70.00
2	—	472	80.00	80.00
3	—	382	75.00–85.00	81.55
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	107.50–110.00	108.70
2	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	620	103.00	103.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	117.50	117.50
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
4	—	325	120.00–130.00	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	157.50–160.00	159.15
4	—	378	147.50–152.50	149.33
1	—	690	134.00	134.00
4	—	458	152.00–162.50	159.31
2	—	523	145.00–154.00	149.52
7	—	615	141.00–147.00	145.31
1	—	790	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	60.00	60.00
1	—	200	80.00	80.00
1	—	330	70.00	70.00
1	—	250	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
8	—	386	136.00–138.00	136.35
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	80.00	80.00
1	—	630	80.00	80.00
1	—	525	85.00	85.00
1	—	555	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	50.00	50.00
1	—	425	57.50	57.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	123.00–133.00	126.66
2	—	713	113.00–116.00	114.51
5	—	671	112.00–121.00	116.07
4	—	431	146.00–159.00	153.60
4	—	523	133.00–141.00	136.20
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
4	—	475	150.00–156.00	152.37
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	77.50	77.50
1	—	525	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	87.00–92.00	89.29
4	—	566	125.00–131.00	128.23
2	—	525	126.00–127.00	126.52
7	—	473	130.00–140.00	133.90
5	—	424	135.00–145.00	138.58
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
2	—	618	97.00–101.00	99.02
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
2	—	418	65.00–70.00	67.40
1	—	790	70.00	70.00
1	—	550	92.00	92.00
2	—	538	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	99.00–109.00	101.51
3	—	672	92.50–94.00	93.50
2	—	485	107.50–112.00	109.75
7	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.62
1	—	515	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	120.00–128.00	123.44
7	—	565	118.00–124.00	121.21
3	—	668	97.00	97.00
1	—	840	87.00	87.00
4	—	484	118.00–124.00	120.51
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
5	—	626	112.50–118.00	114.51
2	—	728	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,190	60.00–68.00	64.07
1	—	1,005	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,089	50.00–58.00	54.96
3	—	1,253	70.00–78.00	74.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	47.00–48.00	47.49
1	—	755	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	70.00–73.00	72.03
6	—	1,403	64.00–69.00	66.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,588	86.00–94.00	92.01
2	—	1,863	100.00–103.00	101.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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